Squeezing New Life Out of Polymers

Pressed for results: Mechanical forces can be used to generate reactive small molecules, such as mineral acids and hydrogen peroxide, from appropriately designed polymeric materials. These novel mechanically responsive scaffolds set the foundation for using mechanochemistry to access new classes of...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2013-04, Vol.52 (14), p.3806-3808
Main Authors: Brantley, Johnathan N., Wiggins, Kelly M., Bielawski, Christopher W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
catalysts
Compressing
Foundations
Hydrogen peroxide
Inorganic acids
Mechanochemistry
Polymers
Scaffolds
self-healing materials
sensors
Small scale
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Summary:Pressed for results: Mechanical forces can be used to generate reactive small molecules, such as mineral acids and hydrogen peroxide, from appropriately designed polymeric materials. These novel mechanically responsive scaffolds set the foundation for using mechanochemistry to access new classes of self‐healing materials and to drive small‐scale synthetic reactions.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.201210025